Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
5.0 (2,403 reviews)Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements
- Grade
- Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 13
- Answer key
- N/A
- Teaching duration
- Yearlong Resource
- Digital download
Description
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!
You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Just print, select the text (or have students select the text), and you are ready to get started!
Two versions–with and without icons–are now included!!
This Depth and Complexity Literature Circle Unit includes the following:
•”Discussion Director” graphic organizer
•”Connector” graphic organizer
•”Vocabulary Enricher” graphic organizer
•”Literary Luminary” graphic organizer
•”Investigator” graphic organizer
•”Plot Profiler” graphic organizer
•”Illustrator” graphic organizer
•Detailed job descriptions for each role
•A student rubric to assess Literature Circle performance.
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This resource was created based on the Depth and Complexity framework, which was created by Dr. Sandra Kaplan under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement: 1996
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Reviews
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A very helpful resource
This resource is helpful to review previously learned skills for my 4th grade students. It also helps me determine which skills I need to reteach.
Very Useful!
I teach 5th grade but have found that I spend a great deal of time reviewing 4th grade skills students forgot before we can even touch on our grade level concepts. I used most of these pages to help review the skills and made a booklet for the students. I just wish there was a version that did not have page numbers on them so I can put them in the order that supports our grade level curriculum.
Very Useful
I really enjoy this resource and the students are having fun taking notes on it. It covers everything we teach for 5th grade. I just wish there was a version that did not have page numbers on them. I ordered the pages so it follows along with our curriculum and made a booklet for the kids but the numbers already on them don't align to this order.
Helpful, but has not been added to lately
When can we expect the Decimal Operations doodle pages?
These are so much fun, and look so inviting in the student binders. I really want to keep using them because they are terrific.
Hello, Lauren. This is a growing bundle. The price will increase each time I add more sketch notes. Previous buyers will get all new units that I add for free. The price is based on the current material included in the bundle. Buyers are not promised future materials because this bundle is priced according to current value.
Good for guided work
I bought these for homework for my 4th graders and I think I need to work with them on a couple first to teach them how to answer some of the questions. Some are worded in a confusing way but others are great and hit the standards well. I do like that some of the topics align with our reading program topics but not in the same order which means sometimes I have to cross out questions that relate to a previous one we haven't done yet. Overall though I find it beneficial.
Questions & Answers (35)
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Hello, I love this product but want to be able to edit it for my less motivated students. For example, I want the discussion director to write a specific number of questions. Unfortunately, I do not have a PDF editor. Do you have a Word or Google version of it that you would be willing to share?
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide an editable version of this resource because I created it using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
Hi there,
This is a great resource, but it only comes in PDF, I would also like my students to be able to type on the documents. Can you remove the password protections so I can convert to word documents?
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide an editable or unlocked version of this resource because I created it using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
Hi there. I am interested in purchasing the Depth and Complexity Lit Circle product, but I just had a question about the roles - does each group need to include all of these roles? I prefer smaller groups than this in 8th grade. If I do smaller groups, are there particular roles that must be included? Thank you! Melissa
Hello, Melissa! Great question. You can omit some of the roles if needed. However, it might be easier to manage if you assign students two roles at at time.
Thank you for your response! It wasn't a question about Schoology, however. I want to post each individual role, but can't because all the roles are in one pdf file. Have you considered doing a zip file instead so that teachers can download individual roles? Otherwise I'll have to take a screenshot of each one, and that never translates well into a Google doc. Thank you!
Hi Trisha. My apologies for the misunderstanding! Unfortunately, I don't have any other versions of this. We are unable to provide an editable version of this resource because it was created using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. The PDF pages are locked, so you will not be able to extract pages. You should be able to create a copy of the PDF and then extract the pages from there, or select certain pages to print as a new PDF.
Hi! Thank you for this great resource. I want to post the individual roles on Schoology, but I'm not sure how to do that when the resource is one pdf file. Any tips? Thank you!
Hi Trisha! Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with Schoology, so I really couldn't say.
Hi, thank you for this product. I am not allowed to use EASEL at my school. Would you be able to provide an editable document to me? Similar to what you have on EASEL? I am required to use Microsoft teams. Thanks for the consideration! Nicole
Hi Nicole. This resource also includes the PDF file.
Hi! I purchased the product, but there seem to be two copies of the same black and white series of job descriptions and sheets. Was there supposed to be something else included - a color version or other activities? The product is 30 pages but it is really 14 pages twice. Thank you.
Hi Jennifer,
I'm sorry, but I am not sure I am understanding. Two versions are included, with and without icons.
I want to use your resources to aid my classroom teaching on OutSchool. How do I do this without violating DMCA? Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thank you.
Hello. Thanks for reaching out. We prohibit the use of our materials for commercial purposes on platforms such as Outschool.
Hi There,
I purchased this awhile ago. With distance learning occurring, would you be willing to update this to have a Google Slide version? I tried to convert it to a PowerPoint but it requires a password.
Hello! Unfortunately, we do not have plans to create a digital version of this resource at this time. We are unable to provide an editable version of this resource because it was created using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. The PDF pages are locked, so you will not be able to extract pages. You can create a copy of the PDF and then extract the pages from there.
Do you have a list of all the standards this resource aligns with?
Hi Kacee,
No, we do not have a standards correlation chart for our Depth and Complexity resources.
